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package javax.swing;

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

/**
 * The editor component used for JComboBox components.
 *
 * @author Arnaud Weber
 */
public interface ComboBoxEditor {

    /**
     * Return the component that should be added to the tree hierarchy for
     * this editor
     */
    public Component getEditorComponent();

    /**
     * Set the item that should be edited. Cancel any editing if necessary
     **/
    public void setItem(Object anObject);

    /**
     * Return the edited item
     **/
    public Object getItem();

    /**
     * Ask the editor to start editing and to select everything
     **/
    public void selectAll();

    /**
     * Add an ActionListener. An action event is generated when the edited item changes
     **/
    public void addActionListener(ActionListener l);

    /**
     * Remove an ActionListener
     **/
    public void removeActionListener(ActionListener l);
}
